Master Nikolai

Excerpt:
“Okay, here is what we are going to do,” Rose said as she packed her suitcase. “You will be the one interviewing those Masters’ submissives.”
“Me!?” Jacob said.
“Yes you. That way if I decide to go undercover later to one of those Master’s love den they will just think I am a client.”
“I only take pictures. I wouldn’t know what to ask them.”
“Don’t worry I will give you questions to ask them. Now stop whining and get packing.”
“Wait, you are the one who spoke to whoever on the phone. Won’t they think it is strange that a woman called but a man is interviewing them? And why am I helping you pack?”
“Nope, I told them I was your assistant. It’s sweet of you to help me pack.” Rose smiled over at Jacob. Jacob had been her assistant for two years now. He was younger than her and to her he looked like a cute puppy. She saw him like a little brother and had no trouble getting him to go along with whatever she wanted to do. He was her assistant after all and a damn good photographer. His pictures had a way of making her stories come to life.
“You would,” Jacob sighed. Rose had this way about her that bend people to her will. He had much respect for her. She was one fine journalist. Rose was rather attractive, though he tried not to notice, he knew he didn’t stand a chance with her and honestly he saw her more as a sister than a lover. She had beautiful auburn hair that she always let hang free. Her amazing green eyes sparkled every time she got really excited about a story and this story they were working on now excited her.
They headed to the taxi and rode to the airport. Once on the plane Rose pulled out her laptop and kicked up the picture of Master Drake. “God, he is gorgeous.”
Jacob looked over at her laptop. “Jessica is quite attractive, too.” He had taken these pictures of Master Drake and Jessica while they vacation in Rome. He didn’t know how Rose found out where the two were going to be, it wasn’t his place to question.
“Can you believe that man has a basically what amounts to a harem of men and women. Sure he is hot and rich, but what makes these people obey his every command?”
“I am sure you are going to find out.”
“This whole Master/slave thing baffles me.”
“Who is showing up for this interview?”
“Jessica and two guys, one is named Ecstasy and the other is named Leon. All three are Drake’s submissive.”
“Drake isn’t showing up?”
“That Jessica said she wouldn’t allow you to talk to Drake. In fact she seemed rather annoyed by your intrusion into their lives.”
“Jesus Christ, what in the hell did you say to her?”
“I knew none of those submissive would talk to you unless I threatened their Master.”
“You threatened him?”
“I simply said that you would name him in your book if they didn’t cooperate.”
“Oh nice, they are already going to hate me.”
“Oh calm down. Look at it this way at least you get to go to Hawaii.”
“I wonder why Jessica picked Hawaii to meet?”
“Somebody named Michael let her use his house. I knew she wasn’t going to let you step foot on Drake’s island. So, this is best I could do. Here is the list of questions. I will be hanging around in the background. Of course I will wear a wig or something. I doubt they will even notice me. They will be more interested in getting you away from their Master.”
“What have you learned about this Master Drake?”
“The only thing I could dig up was that he owned an island where clients pay to explore their sexuality. I know he owns quite a few companies and that he is filthy rich. His parents died and left him a lot of money. That Michael guy did run his companies and still looks after Drake’s interest. Other than that, I know little else.” Rose let her eyes wander down the image of Drake. “He is hot, though. I want to know all about you, Drake,” she said, running her fingers over his image.
“Who are the other two Masters you want to interview?”
“There is a Master Dante and a Master Nikolai. I have been talking with a submissive named Bazil. He is Dante’s submissive. Don’t worry I will have you either talk to this Bazil or hopefully Master Dante himself.” Rose clicked on a folder in her computer. “You took great pictures, Jacob.”
“Thank you.” He smiled at her. He took these pictures of Master Dante and his submissive Bazil in Japan. Again, he didn’t know how Rose got the info on where Dante would be.
“Master Dante is very handsome too, though he has a more dangerous look about him.”
“Well, he is called the Master of Pain after all.”
“And Drake is the Master of Pleasure. I wonder what they call Nikolai? Speaking of Nikolai did you manage to get photos of him on your trip to Romania?”
“I don’t know who your source was over there, but without their help I doubt I would have ever found Nikolai. Here your highness.” He handed her a CD.
She popped the CD into her computer and clicked on the folder named Nikolai. “Wow…” was all she could say. “These are great pictures.”
“Thank you, thank you.”
“He is gorgeous and he looks so elegant.”
“He has a whole harem of only women. Very beautiful women I might add.”
Rose looked at the pictures of Nikolai’s women.
“Your best bet would be a woman called Jade. She is Nikolai’s favorite.”
“Alright once we finish talking with Drake’s submissives I will speak with this Jade. I will have to get a hold of my contact in Romania and wrangled Nikolai’s private number out of him.”
“How did you know this contact?”
“Let’s just say he has wanted to get me in bed for some time. He knows Nikolai through business dealings. I meet my contact on a trip to Italy. You remember that story about big business and the men behind the companies?”
“Yep.”
“Well he is one of those men I interviewed.”
“You really are something.” Jacob chuckled.
“I know. Now you have to practice acting like a world class journalist.”
“And just how am I supposed to do that?”
“Just be your charming self. Pretend you want to take their photograph, but instead of film use words to paint their story.”
“I will try not to let you down. I know this story is important to you.”
“You won’t let me down. I have complete confidence in you.” She patted his knee. He placed the earphones on and leaned back in his seat closing his eyes. Rose turned her attention back to her laptop. She couldn’t take her eyes of the photographs of Nikolai. There was something different about him, something that set him apart from the other two Masters. And she was damn determined to figure out what that was.